Robert Neale has hit three vehicles at level crossings, resulting in three deaths, in his nine years as a freight train driver.

It took a dash of people power to free a man whose leg became caught between a train and a platform north of Perth yesterday.

Auckland Transport intends slicing half a billion off its underground rail loop by ditching its deepest station and keeping new trains off the ledger.

Michael Barnett writes: Two things stand out in arguments about how to fund Auckland's $2.6 billion City Rail Link, and other expensive new or upgraded infrastructure.

An Auckland passenger train derailed earlier this year due to the failure to interpret signals, an internal investigation has found.

Labour plans to reinstate the power for local bodies to raise revenue through extra levies such as a 'pillow tax' on visitors and regional petrol taxes.

A train driver who had smoked cannabis in the days before a crash at Lower Hutt last year no longer works for KiwiRail, the company says.

What exactly does Auckland Council use dog registration fees for?

A train driver was unaware that a car had crashed into the side of his coal train near Greymouth.

Ticket inspectors on Auckland trains are to be armed with small CCTV cameras on their jackets to combat fare evasion and violence.

Graham Reid considers the lifelines of India.

Australian state governments spent A$17.6 billion on subsidies for mineral and fossil fuel industries over six years, including A$8 billion to help transport coal.

TV3 owner MediaWorks Holdings is opposing Auckland Transport in the Environment Court over conditions for the $2.86 billion City Rail Link.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown has seized on pollution from diesel buses as ammunition for early government funding of a $2.86 billion underground railway.

Noise, vibration, trouble sleeping, turning a popular part of Auckland's waterfront and the busy Albert St into a construction site for years and pedestrian and vehicle disruption.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown's latest attempt to make an early start to the $2.86 billion City Rail Link in 2016 has been dismissed by the Transport Minister.

Properties worth $35 million have been bought to secure the route for Auckland's proposed $2.86 billion City Rail Link.

This state-of-the-art speed train devours long scenic stretches while passengers enjoy views in comfort, writes Brian Kelly.

The bill for fixing up struggling KiwiRail has topped the $1 billion mark, with more than half of that coming from the partial sale of state-owned power companies.

A freight train derailment in the central North Island has resulted in a gas leak.

Speed controls on Auckland's new electric trains are overriding their drivers to make them slower than the diesel clunkers they are replacing for $520 million.

Auckland's gleaming new electric trains launched into business at 5.48am today - and quickly experienced delays.

Passengers gave Auckland's new electric trains high marks for comfort on their first work-day today.

New electric trains could become a quiet, fast-moving hazard for the unwary when they start running in Auckland on Monday.

Acoustic engineers have been trying to soften the air-conditioning noise on Auckland's new electric trains with a week to go before they are rolled out for commuter use.